Alternative spellings of this word include Tamrachula.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Tāmracūla (ताम्रचूल) is the name of an ancient Bhūta, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as King Ghanaratha said:—“[...] The cocks (i.e., later incarnations of Dhanavasu and Datta) agreed to what Ghanaratha (king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī) said, fasted, and both died. After death they became powerful chiefs of the Bhūtas, named Tāmracūla and Svarṇacūla, in the forest Bhūtaratnā. Knowing their former birth from clairvoyant knowledge, they created an aerial car and went to Megharatha, their benefactor in a former birth”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tāmracūḷa (ತಾಮ್ರಚೂಳ):—[noun] = ತಾಮ್ರಚೂಡ - [tamracuda -] 1.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Cula, Tamra.

Full-text: Svarnacula.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

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